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4th November 2021
Author, editor and creative writing lecturer Kylie Fitzpatrick encourages you to identify your protagonist's call to adventure.
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Developing your idea
If you have an idea for a story in mind and have begun fleshing it out then the developing your idea section of the site is for you. Browse our collection of articles full of advice and things to consider as your get started writing your book.
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11th August 2021
Reserve your place at these exciting September masterclasses, each focusing on an essential aspect of the writing process.
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4th August 2022
In this abridged version of their article for the Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2022, L.D. Lapinski advises writers on how they can...
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13th June 2023
In this extract from the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook, Cathy Rentzenbrink looks at how reading can open up new worlds and possibilities, as well...
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22nd June 2021
Over the years I’ve struggled with this question, finding it impossible to judge my own work. Adept at knowing when someone else’s manuscript hits...
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28th June 2021
I’d worked in publishing for twenty years before I realised that I didn’t know that much about writing.
When I studied English my...